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20 September 1979
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20 September 1979 ~
WORLDWIDE REPORT -
NARCOTICS AND DAN6EROUS DRUGS
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ASIA
AUSTRALIA
Five Convicted of Conspiracy To Import Marihuana
(Various sources, 25, 26 Tul 79) 1
Judge Praises Narcotics Agents
- Maximum Sentences Given
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English Immigrant Smuggl.es Hashish To Pay for House ~
(THE COURIER-PU1IL, 4 Aug 79) 3
Pharmacist Suspended for Bulk Selling of Addictive Drug _
(Pip Porter; THE AUSTRALIAN, 2 Aug 79) 4
Aiarihuana Party Chairman Convicted of Selling Drugs
(THE AGE, 1 Aug 79) S
Melbourne Police Interview Auckland Man
(POST-COURIER, 12 Jul 79) 6
Briefs '
NSW Pharmacy Robberies 7
Thefts for Drugs 7
Drug Broadcast Postponed 7
Help for Addicts 7
Heroin in Stomach 8
riarihuana Farmer Remanded ~ 8
Heroin Addicts Sentenced 8
Addict-Pusher Jailed 9
Heroin in Surfboard 9
Heroin Addict Fined 9
BURI~tA
Mogaung Heroin Arrests
(BOTATAiJNG, 30 Aug 79) 10
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CONTENTS (Continued) Page
Briefs
Pabedan Heroin Arrest 11
Liolem Eleroin Sentence 11
Pabedan Heroin Sentence 11
Bhamo Heroin Seizure 11
Heroin Seized 12
Drug Pushers Caught 12 -
JAPAN '
- Police Seize Drugs From Hong Kong-Based Group
(KYODO, 11 Sep 79) 13 -
Stimulant Drug Cases Up 9.2 Percent
(Hidesuke Nagashima; KYODO, 24 Aug 79) 14
Briefs ~
Drugs Attract Clothing Customers , .16
Drug Smuggl.er Cholera Carrier 16
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Drug Smugglers Make Use of~Technology
(THE EVENING POST, 15 Aug 79) 17
Increased Hard Drug Abuse Called Alarming Reality ~
(THE PRESS, 11 Aug 79) 18 ;
Committal for Trial on Charge of Importing Heroin
(THE NEW ZEALAND HERALD, 1 Aug 79) 20
Briefs "
_ Heroin Statistics 21
- Committed for Trial 21 ;
Five-Year Sentence 21
Cannabis Trial ~ 22 ~
Heroin Supplier Jailed 22
SRI LANKA
Hashish Seized at Airport in Suitcases -
- (Thushantha Wijesinghe; SUN, 28 Aug 79~ 23 `
THAILEIND
_ More Children Becoming Thinner Addicts ,
; (BANGKOK NATION REVIEW, 17 Aug 79) 24
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CONT~NTS (Continued) pa~~ -
Antidrug Agreement Signed ~dith the U.S. -
(BANGKOK POST, 17 Aug 79) 26
Drug Probiems in the Armed rorces
(BANGKOK NATION REVIEW, 16 Aug 79) 27
British National, Thais Arrested in Pattaya
(BANGKOK POST, 24 Aug 79) 28
Life Imprisonment for Drug Trafficking Dutch Citizen
(B~;3Gi~OK POST, 8 Aug 79) 29
. Policeman Arrested for Trafficking
(DAILY r1IRROR, 23 Aug 79) 30
, Briefs
Opium Arrests in Kamphaeng Phet 31 r
. Drop in Narcotics Smuggling 31
' Drug Arrests 31
Britton Jailed for Heroin Possession 32
German Arrested for Heroin Possession 32
CANEIDA
Statistics Showing Decline in B.C. Heroin Problem Refuted
(Les Bewley; THE VANCOUVER SUN, 15 Aug 79) 33
Editorial Calls for Revamping Drug Laws
. (Editorial; THE k1INDSOR STAR, 23 Aug 79) 36
Morphine Seized at Mirabel Airport
(Raymond Gervais; LA PRESSE, 15 Aug 79) 38 .
' Federal Government To Propose Reduced Marihuana PenaTt~ies
(THE WINDSOR STAR, 4 Sep 79) 40
'Briefs
_ LSD 'Making Comeback'
LATIN AMERICA �
COSTA RICA
Briefs
Drugs From Peru 42
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CONTGVTS (Continued) Page
~1GXIC0
Wi To SPonsor Antidrug Training in riexico _
(EL SOL DE SINALOA, 4 Aug 79) 43
_ Coordinator Cites Results of 9ntidrug Campaign Activity
(EL SOL DE SINALOA,'GU Aug 79) 45 '
~ Three Captured Heroin Traffickers Acquitted '
(EL DIARIO DE NUEVO LAREDO, 16 Aug 79) 47 '
Disguised Marihuana Seized From Traffickers ;
(EL FRONTERIZO, 14 Aug 79) 49 '
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Briefs
PJF Checkpoints Abolished 51
PANATtA
Briefs '
Cocaine Smuggler Arrested 52 ~
NEAR EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
- YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC
Citizens Warned of Damages Caused by Narcotic Qat
(Ahmad Muhammad al-Malisi; AL-THAWRAH, 2 Aug 79) 53
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K~NYA
Charge of Selling riethaqualone Denied
(DAILY NATION, 28 Aug 79) 56
WEST EUROPE
_ F~DERAL REPUBLIC OF GERIrIANY
Narcotic Market, Deaths in Frankfurt Area Noted '
{Hans-Juergen Biedermann; FRANKFURTER RUNDSCHAU,
6 Aug 79) ......................................o..... 57
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FR~NCE
Survey of Drug Usage Among Lycee Students Analyzed
(Christian Colombani; LE MONDE, 21 Aug 79) 59
PORTUCAL
Large Heroin Cache Confiscated by Police
(DIARIO DE NOTICIAS, 18 Jul 79) 61
llrug Treatment Center Reportedly in Trouble
(0 PRIrIEIRO DE JAIJEIRO, 9 Jul 79) 63
TURKEY
Heroin, Arms Smuggling Ring Uncovered, Minister's Relatives
Said Involved
(TERCUMAN, 11 Aug 79) 67
Police Bust Drug Smuggling Ring, 7 Kilos Heroin Seized
(MILLIYET, 31 Jul 79) 68
UNIT~D KINGDOri
Briefs
Drugs Dealers Jailed 70
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' FNE CONVICTED OF CONSPIRACY TO IMPORT MARIHUANA
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Melbourne THE AGE in English 25 Jul 79 p 12
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- [Text] SYDNEY. - A jury convicted mental in bringing to Justice a great
five men and aCquitted three yes- number of inen apart from the accused
who appeared in this court.
te~'day afier deliberating 26 hours ~~The tireless work over a period ol
over Charges invOlving almOSt months, under all conditions, should
five tonnes of marijuana. res~ore full confidence in these orga-
~ The eight ~+~ere charoed with cunspir- nisations.
ing to imporc almost five tonnes of can- "The oflicers, who have given evi�
nabis into Australia in June last vear, dence during this trial deserve great
All eight had pleaded not ;uilty be-' credit for their effor[s and work."
fore Mr. Justice Be;~ and a jury of 12. Durin; the trial senior narcotlcs
The men Found ruilty ~v~*~: Dominic agent h1r. Peter Marzol and senior su-
Darrington Brokensliire, -!1, coxsw�ain, pervisor ~r. P. J. Lawrence ~�ave the
of Randwick; S[irling Braddon ~1cCal- Jury details of a boat heing traced and
lum, 46, motor trader, oF ~~losman; shadowed throu~h che Souch Pacifie
Graeme Lyall Cann, 3S, company direc- by spotter planes, naval vessels and
tor, of New Zealand; Reindeer Jan De aSents using nioht ;lasses and tele-
Graaff, 53, boat builder, of Por[ Vlac� scopes. �
_ quarie; and Warren Charles Por[eus, 35; RAAF p;anes and Navy vessels had
of Narraweena. tracked and shadowed [he yach[, Anoa,
Acquitted were: Rruce Hamilton Gem- which brourht the drugs to Australia
mell, 33, skipper, of tiew Zealand; Gor- from the Polkin~ton Reef, south�east of
don Lindsey Simpson, -18, fisherman, Papua Vew Guinea.
of Bermagui; and Van Henry Simpson, A boat owned by Cann, the Choya
- 26, of Randwick. Maru, had lefc Sinaapoie and sailed to
Mr. Gemmell was immediately dis- the Gulf of 1'hailand �~here it picked
charged by Mr. Justice Bebg and allow- up a hu~e cargo of cannabis in the
ed to leave the dock. form of buddha sticks.
Mr. Van Simpson and Mr. Gordon W~~h Mr. Gemmell as skipper, the
Simpson were allo�~ed bail ar.d remand� Choy:~ ~laru had then scr Zcalai~de~is incl~idine: ~�hiu�cl~ bv Drt~~cLicc ,
' cif~~e~'tivr uit.rrvicwcd thc U1Lu~ds ~uid cvcu Se~niur Scr~;r;u~t lan i
l.h~~ n;:~n :~buitt th~ of a h~'u' ~~':~1~~~~dcr Willi~inis~~�.
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AUSTRALIA
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NSW PHARMACY ROBBERIES--Armed ~obberies of pharmacies in NSW ana the ACT in-
creased by 81 per cent in 1978, according to figures issued by the Phaxmacy
Guild uf Australia. Statistics published this week by the guild show tha~t 38
armed robberies of phaxm~,cies occurred in 1978, a rise of 17 on the pre~~ious
year. and giving NSW the highest f igure of all States. Of ~the armed robberies
in NSW and the ACT, 28 involved drugs of addiction. The number of burglaxies
in NSW, as distinct from axmed robberies~ increased by 14~ per cent to 2?3. ~
Only 50 of tY,e burglaxies involved drugs of addiction, c'ompaxed with the 74~
pE;r cent of armed robberies involving drugs. ~Text] [Sydney THE SYDNEY _
MORNING HERALD in English 28 Jul 79 p 5]
THEFTS FOR DRUGS--Drug addicts are believed responsible for a recent upsurge
in the thef t of color television sets in South Brisbane homes. Police believe
drug addicts may be stealing the sets to pay for drug habits, which can cost
up to $150 a day. In June this year, South Brisbane detectives broke up what
they said was a major gang which stole television sets to pay for drugs. Po-
lieve another gang might be operating a similax theft=for-drugs system. -
[Excerpts] [Brisbane THE COURIER-MAIL in English 2 Aug 79 P 8~ _
DRUG BRO,ADCAST POSTPONED--The ABC's legal depaxtment yesterday postponed a pre-
view of a radio program on the drug trade. Tt is now studying the five pro-
grams each of 30 minutes which are scheduled for broadcast on 2JJ starting
~ next Monday at 1.30 p.m. On legal advice 2JJ also cancelled a news conference
it had arranged for Mr John Halpin, the Melbourne editor of a counter-culture
publication, the Noxious Weed. Mr Halpin, who helped in taping the radio ~
documentary, did not learn of the cancellation until after his plane had ax-
rived in Sydney. Mr Halpin told the Herald that he hoped the program could
go to air as planned~ not because it might help the capaign to legalise mari-
huana, which he sup~orts, but because of evidence of gross corruption in high
places. [Text] [Sydney THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD in Eng].ish 28 Jul 79 P~5~
' HELP FOR ADDICTS--Two former heroin addicts, Victoria Findlay, 21, and Karen
Gard, 27, both from Sydney, will soon be bringing back to Australia the skills
they have leaxned in a year's training at the Odyssey Institute's junion exec-
utive training program in New York. The institute, which is the paxent organ-
isation for the Od.yssey House at Campbelltown in Sydney, also incorporates
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~ the James McGrath Foundation's Odyssey Hou~e at Campbelltown in Sydney. The
girls were among the f~rst to be successfully rehabilitated at Campbelltown.
[Excerpt] [Ca.nberra THE AUSTRALIAN in English 25 ,7u1 79 P 27
HEROIN IN STOMACH--A 26-year-old man who arrived by plane f'rom Singapore on
' Tuesday had swallowed three condoms contain:ing heroin~ it was alle~ed in the
- East Perth Court yesterday. Rodney William Seamons did not plead to charges
� of importing and possessing heroin at Perth Airport. On Wednesday Seamons, of
Glen Iris, Melbourne, was remanded until yesterday. The Commonwealth prosecu-
tor, Mr S. W. 0'Sullivan~ said that after inquiries were made in Melbourne,
Sea.,-nons had admitted swallowing three packages of heroin. He had passed two
and the third had been extracted by a doctor at Royal Perth Hospital. The
packages were condoms containing a total of about 50 grams of heroin. Seamons
was allowed to sit while in the dock, but he left the court before the end of
the hearing. His counsel, Mr B. J. Singleton, said that Seamons was physical-
ly distressed. �Bail totalling $20,000 with a similar surety was set and Sea-
mons was remanded until August 10. [Excerpts] ~Perth THE WE5T AUSTRALIAN in
English 3 Aug 79 p 2~]
MARIHUANA FARMER REMANDED--A man was remanded in the East Perth Court yester-
dzy on charges relating to an a.lleged find by drug-squa.d detectives of an ex-
tensive crop of maxihuana at Wanneroo. Ivan Jack Maxinovich (35~, truck dri-
ver, of Amelia Street, Balcatta, pleaded not guilty to cultivating the canna- ~
- bis at Wanneroo. He was granted bail of $3000 with a similar surety. Maxino-
vich also denied a chaxge of possessing cannabis at Balcatta. on Monday and was
- granted bail of $100 with a similar surety for this alleged offense. He was
rema,nded to Beaufort Street Court on August 9. The police said that plants ~ -
were discovered neax Lake Gna.ngara. They were worth about $4~0,000 the police -
alleged, but would have had a much higher street value if they had matured and ~
- been sold as cannabis. The chief of the CIB, Supt J. Wiley, said that more
thari 7000 plants had been seized by noon yesterday. [Excerpts] ~Perth THE
WEST AUSTRALL4N in English 1 Aug 79 p 1]
HEROIN ADDICTS SENTENCED--A man who pleaded guilty to seven counts of burglaxy~ -
allegedly committed to support a heroin habit, was sentenced yesterday to 18 _
moni;hs jail. A woman who appeared with him and pleaded guilty to handling a
stolen mink coat and deception was released on two yeaxs proba.tion. Jeffrey
Mark Israel, 2~, builder, of Inkerma.r, Street, East St. Kilda, pleaded guilty
- in i;he County Court to seven counts of burglary between November 18 and De-
cember 23, 1978. Devon Michelle Hurley, 23, receptionist~ of Brougham Square,
Mulgrave, pleaded guilty to handling stolen goods on February 8 this yeax, and
obtaining money by deception on February 6 this yeax, and obtaining money by
deception on February 8. Judge Shillito sentenced Israel to 18 months jail
with a minimum term of six months. He released Hurley on two yeaxs proba.tion.
He said there were a number of factors in mitigation presented by Israel's
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counsel, Mr. F3ob Vernon. Mr. Vernon, for Israel�and Hurley, told the court
both were heroin addicts. [Excerpts] [Melbourne THE AGE in English 27 Jul
79 p 12]
ADDICT-PUSHER JAILED--A heroin addict gaoled for f'our years yesterday was ad-
vised by Mr Justice Jones ~o try t~ brea.k the vicious circle of trading in
drugs to feed his habit. The judge ord.ered that Christonher John Fleming (27~,
unemployed mechanic, of Abernethy Road, Cloverdale, must serve two yeaxs before
paxole. He had pleaded guil�ty in the Supreme Court on June 20 to possessing
heroin and canna,bis resin with intent to sell or supply. Police were said to
have f~und 33 capsules of heroin, worth $60 each, and 139 capsules of cannabis
resin, worth $25 each, in a seaxch of a Cloverdale house. Mr Justice
Jones told Fleming that he should try to defeat the drug habit while in gaol. -
He had committed the offences to gain money to maintain his own addiction.
[Excerpt] [Perth THE WEST AUSTRALIAN in English ~7 Jul 79 p 13]
HEROIN IN SURFBOARD--A Gold Coast gardener, 24~, who received about $15,000 '
from the sale of heroin was sentenced in the Criminal Court yesterclay to eight
yeaxs jail. Sentencing Christopher Shane Wallace, of Simpsons Road, Palm
Beach, Mr. Justice Andrews said he regarded with increasing alarm the growth
in prevalence of drug offences generally, and of heroin trafficking in parti-
cular. Wallace had bought the heroin in Bali and brought the drug back to
' Australia in a hollowed-out surfboard, Mr Justice Andrews said. Wallace plead-
ed guilty to ~he charge of having had $14,4~90 obtained from the sale of heroin.
Wallace bought the heroin for $2000 and ma.d.e more than $12,000 profit from the
sale. [~xcerpts] [Brisbane THE COURIER-MAIL in English ~6 Jul 79 p 16]
HEROIN ADDICT FINED--A heroin addict charged with having 10 grams of the drug
was fined $2000 in the County Court yesterday. Judge Shillito said the heroin
found in the man's possession was a"significant amount and of high quality."
He said: "It is a sad fact that heroin users have proven sources of continual
infection of others." Tomislav Petar Milenkovic, 26, of Victoria Street,
Frospect, South Australia, pleaded guilty to possession of 10 gramms of heroin
at Baxter on February 22 this year. Judge Shillito fined Milenkovic $2000, in
default 200 days' jail. Mrs. Geraldine Milenkovic told the court she and her
husband had inhaled heroin. She said she had a drug habit, and was undergoing
methadone treatment for it, Her hus~band had gone very well on the rehabilita-
tion programme without methadone. Mrs. Milenkovic told the court they had both
been using hal.f a gram a day. [Excerpts] [Melbourne THE AGE in English 26 Jul
79 p 13~
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PAI3EDAN HEROIN ARREST--Rangoon, 28 August--Commander U Aung Soe and party
of the Rangoon Division People's Police Force Crime Prevention Squad
searched 27-year-old Nyi Nyi Kyaw of the 27th Street, Pabedan Township,
yesterday evening and seized a package of heroin worth 25 kyats hidden
under his shirt. He was arrested and action was taken against him under
Sections 6(b) and 14 (d) of the Narcotic Drugs Law. SW/ [Text]
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LIOLEt�i H~ROIN SENTENCE--Loilem, 18 August--The Loilem township court,
under the chairmanship of WO II Bo Aung Than and with U Sai Nay Win and
U Tun Yin as members, had on 14 August sentenced 29-year-old Khin Maung
_ Lat to 5 years imprisonment as he was found guilty under Section 6(b) of
Che Narcotic Drugs Law. Khin Maung Lat, resident of No 3 Ward, Loilem,
. was arrested after authorities seized l0,sma11 packages of heroin from
him. SW/ [Text] [Rangoon MYANMA ALIN in Burmese 30 Aug 79 p 8 BK]
PABEDAN HEROIN SENTENCE--Bhamo, 25 August--Acting on information, Comman-
der of Bhamo Police Force Sub-Inspector U Than Shwe and Corporal U Than
Tun, accompanied by ward people's council secretary U Maran Naw and
resident Ko Win Ting, searched the houses of Myint Thein and Khin Maung _
~ Tint in East Myaungbin Ward, Bhamo, at 2100 on 24 August. They seized
a l~ackage of heroin and four hypodermic needles from Myint Thein and two
packages~of heroin from Khin Maung Tint. Action was taken against them
under Section 6(b) (of the Narcotic Drugs LawJ and (pa) 286/79 and 287/79
[as published] [Text] [Rangoon LOKTIiA PYEITHU NEZIN in Burmese 30 Aug 79
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� BHAMO HEROIN SEIZURE--Rangoon, 29 August--The Pabedan township court, .
chaired by U Tha U and with U Maung Sein and U San Myint as members, -
today sentenced 22-year-old Ma Khin Khin Hlaing alias Ma Su Su Hlaing of
No 455 Thumana Road, ward No 16, South Okkalapa, 5 years imprisonment
under Section 6(b) and another 6 months under Section 14 (d) of the
Narcotic Drugs Law. She was sent up for trial after heroin was seized
from her. The same court sentenced 25-year-old Ma Tin Win alias Ma Ma
May alias Ma Tu Po of No 41 Bogale Market Road to 6 months imprisonment
under Section 14(d) of the Narcotic Drugs Law. SW/ [Text] [Rangoon
LOKTHA PYEITHU NEZIN in Burmese 30 Aug 79 p 2 BK]
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HEROIN S~IZ~D--Rangoon, 30 Aug--A police party from the Crime Prevention ~
Division of the Rangoon Division PPF seized a packet of heroin with a
_ street value o� K 25 from a youth at the corner of Bowlane and 123 Street
in Rangoon this morning. The youth was identified as Nay Win (21) of
Shwen~;a compound, Veluwun north ward, Sanchaung Township, Mingalataungnyunt
police are taking actiori against May Win under Sections 6(b) (possession)
and 14(d) of the Narcotic Drugs Law.--(300) [Text] [Rangoon THE WORKING :
PEOPLE'S DAILY in English 31 Aug 79 p 8 BK]
DRUG PUSHERS CAUGHT--MANDALAY: A packet of heroin weighing three grammes
with ~ street value of K 125 was seized from Kyan Hin Shin (25) of Lashio
who was putting t~p at ttie Mann Shwemyo Rest House i'n 31st Street here by a
police party ye;~te,:day. A bottle used for measuring heroin and K 450
believed to be ti~e proceeds from the sale of heroin were also seized from ;
him. Police also arrested Maung Tin Han (24) of Maharnwesin Ward here and ~
his sister Ma Molly (28) who reportedly helpe~l in selling heroin. Action ;
is being taken against Kyan Hin Shin, Maung Tin Han and Ma Molly under _
Sections 6(b) (possession) 10 (b) (sale) and 11 (abetment) of the Narcotic
Drugs Law. [Text] [THE WORKING PEOPLE'S DAILY 30 Aug 79 p 8]
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POLICE SEIZE DRUGS FROr1 HONG KONG-BASED GROUP
~ Tokyo KYODO in English 1242 GrST 11 Sep 79 OW
[Text] Yokohama, Sept 11, KYOi~~--Police authorities in Kanagawa Prefec-
ture traced what they believe to ue a Hong Kong-based drug syndicate and
seized a record amount of amphetamines Tuesday. �
They arrested four persons, three Ch:;_nese and one Japanese, for violating
the stimulant drug control act, and seized 12.7 kilograms of drugs valued
at yen 3.8 billion on the blackmarket. The quantity broke the previous
record of 8.5 kilograms seized by the Mie Prefectural police in a raid
last ;tarch.
The recently confiscated "white powder," 100 percent pure, was smuggled
to Japan via Bangkok and Hong Kong, the authorities said.
Police investigations revealed the syndicate has smuggled an average of
20 kilograms of drugs a month into Japan for the past 2-1/2 years. The
ring brought an estimated 600 kilograms of drugs to Japan, worth some
i80 billion yen, they said. The sum doubles the amount of stimulants
seized by Hyogo Prefectural police last year from another ring of pushers
on the Sout}~ Korean route. ~
Police investigators of Kanagawa, thus, believe there may be a large
drug-making plant in Hong Kong.
The three Chinese placed under police custody were Huang Yeu-li, 22, a
travel agerit, Li Sung Ho, 34, an ivory dealer, and Tsi Chung Mou, 34,
an electrical engineer, all from Hong Kong. The Japanese was Akira Saito,
29, a trader of Yokohama.
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STIMULANT DRUG CASES UP 9.2 PERCENT
Tokyo KYODO in English no time given 24 Aug; 79 OW
[Article by Hidesuke Naga.shima]
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[TextJ "I did it because I wanted to go'to prison." So said a 17-year-
old girl, dazed and high on an amphetamine, after being arrested by police
on charges of stabbing a woman who was a total stranger in a restroom at
a shopping center in.Osaka.
The incident which occurred last February 12, illustrates a serious
stimulant drug plague that has taken Japanese officials by storm. Most
of the drugs are smuggled into Japan from South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan
and the Philippines.
National Police Agency data show that the nation's police detected
15,856 stimulant drug cases in the first half of this year, up 9.2 per-
cent from the same period last year.
~t tliis rate, there would be more than 30,000 stimulant cases in Japan
- this year, eclipsing last year's 29,860 cases, the highest since Japan's
worst drug plague days amid postwar confusion in the early 1950's. ,
An all-time record of 53,221 cases were registered in 1954. Japanese
police last year seized a record 99 kilograms of smuggled stimulants.
Officials estimate, however, two to three tons of the drugs are annually
smuggled into Japan without being detected. About one half of the drugs
came from South Korea and the rest f~om Hong Kong, Taiwan and the Phili-
ppines, according to officials.
They say the drug problem, growing amid Japan's affluence, is seriously -
affecting public security in the nation. ~
Police are particularly alarmed by the increasing involvement of minors
in stimulant cases. Th~ number of minors caught in such cases nation-
wide in the first half of this year totaled 831, up 36.5 percent from a
year earlier. Last year, the number of minors involved in stimulant
cases totaled 1,423, up 74.4 percent from 1977.
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Officials say minors with e:cperiences in sniffing glues or paint thinners
� for kicks often become addicted to amphetaMines. High school girls are
introduced to the drug through delinquents and gangsters they meet at
= discos and coffeeshops. Many boys are initiated into the drug when they
join hot-rodders` groups. In one case, a 17-year-old girl was taken by
truck to a hotel by a 30-year-old amphetamine-addicted man and was given
a shot of rhe drug in the arm in Saitama Prefecture in May.
In another case, an 18-year-old girl was given an amphetamine by two
addicts at the apartment of one of the men in Aonori Prefecture in June.
i Officials say stimulants such as amphetamines cause hallucinations, delu-
sions and other aberrations and often make people more violent than
heroin does.
, Why Do People Turn to llrugs?
A survey of nearly 5,000 stimulant law offenders by the National Police
Agency shows 42 percent were just curious about the effects of the drug.
Others said they tried the drug for kicks during gambling or sex. Still
others said they wanted to show off to friends.
Of the total, USd percent were first offenders, indicating they were
relatively new to the drug. But 80 percent said they were introduced to
the drug by gangsters, indicating the strong influence of organized
crime in the stimulant problem. [as received]
Althoiigh 90 percent of the people wanted to get off the drug, officials
point out that an independent cure is next to impossible. The drug
problem is expected to remain serious in Japan, barring a drastic clamp-
down on the smuggling of amphetamines.
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JAPAN
BRIEFS
DRUGS ATTRACT CLOTHING CUSTOMERS--Three men were arrested and six others
were questioned by the Osaka Prefectural Police on suspicion of violation
of the Narcotics Control Law. Almost all of them are owners of shops
'selling American clothing including jeans, in the area, called the "Ameri-
can village" in Minami-ku, Osaka. They have smuggled cocaine and hemp
from the U.S. and the Philippines, and have used drugs to attract custom-
ers to their shops, according to investigators. Booked were Masaaki
Ishikawa, 24, of Izumi Otsu City, Osaka Prefecture; Toshihiko Sato, 26,
_ of Nishinari-ku, Osaka, and Tamotsu Kodama, 31, of Takaishi Cit~, Osaka
Prefecture. [Tokyo MAINICHI DAILY NET~IS in English 12 Aug 79 p 12]
DRUG SMUGGLER CHOLERA CARRIER--Fukuoka (KYODO-Reuter)--Fukuoka Prefectural
health officials announced Monday that they had determined that cholera
germs were carried by a 26-year-old man deported from the Philippines on
charges of violating the Stimulant Drug Control Law. Tadashi Hoshikawa,
a former shop clerk, was arrested by Philippine Air Force authorities in
June last year for trying to smuggle out about 900 grams of stimulant
drug (worth about ~�270 million in street value), three revolvers and 17
rounds of ammunition from the Philippines. He was deported Friday and
arrested when he arrived here on charges of violating the Customs Law
and the Stimulant Drug Control Law. [Text] [Tokyo THE JAPAN TIMES in
i:nglish 28 Aug 79 p 2]
CSO: 5300
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NEW ZEALAND
DRUG SMUGGLERS MAKE USE OF TECF~IOLOGY
Wellington THE EVENING POST in English 15 Aug 79 p 3
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' CANBERRA. - biajor popular for heroin smug-
technological improvements gling because of its speed
; in cargo haadiiog for the; and flexibility in routing.
business commuaity have Seizures of cannabis in the.
provided a new route for past year have indicated
; drug sninggliag. . that amounks in excess of
Containers in particular, ~00 kg are now not~
uncommon.
are providing a ma~or One seizure in l~ictoria�
headache for Customs of- last year revealed SOOkg~
ficers in Australian ports. ~concealed in 10 metal secur-
Business and Consumer 'ity safes.
Affairs btinister Wal Fife . A consignment of mosiac
has sought the caoperation slabs from Lebanon
of Australia;s inporters in; produced drugs hidden in
Customs attempts to check~ sealed tins within the slabs.
these large receptacles. Customs officers smashed
Because oE the sheer open the slabs to find the
volume coming into Aus- tins. They contained drugs
with a stteet value of
tralian ports, l~ir Fife says,~ i2,000,000,
one of the main methods of �
detection is finding ir- Figures for drug seizures
regularities in documenta- ~in Australia from 1977
tion, pecularities about a showed an enormous in-
consignment, or noticing crease in the importation of
people seeking to clear their cannabis.
cargo quickly. In 1977, 703,967 grams of
Because large quantities cannabis ~vas seized by
of drugs - ranging from Customs officers. In 1978
cannabis to heroin - are this increased to 7,648,049
entering the country ict grams.
containers; h1r Fifc foresees In the first three months of.
an increasing use of dogs. this year 106,445 grarru was
"Many of the factors seized.
which work in favour' of Cannabls oil increased
business importers equally from 37,245 grams in 1977
favour thc drug trafficker in to 97,731 in 1978 and 36,617'
his efforts to avoid detec- in the first three months of
tion," b4r Fitc said. ~ this year.
Drugs had been found Heroin went from 11,711
secrcled wilhin the structure grams in 1977 to 17,867
of the container itself. grams in 1978 and 4152 in
Mr Fite said the commer- the first three months of this
cial airline system_ was s~ill y~, - NZPA-AAP. ~
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INCREASED HARD DRUG ABUSE CALLED ALARMING REALI'?'Y
Christchurch THE PRESS in English 11 Aug 79 p 6
[Text] Wellington (PA)--The drug scene in New Zealand shows little sign
of improvement, and police warnings about the increased abuse of hard
drugs have become an alarming reality, according to the Commission [sic]
of Police (Mr R. J. Walton).
Mr Walton, in his annual report to Parliament yesterday, said that 303
hard-drugs offences had been detected already this year, compared with
24 in 1974.
"The seizing of heroin wor*_h almost $1.5 million in Auckland in April
this year is disturbing evidence of the deepening inroads hard drugs
are making in New Zealand," he said.
"Drug offending is bad enou~h on its own, but is aggravated by users
committing other offences to purchase supplies. I regret to say that
the drug scene gives little scope for optimism," Mr Walton said.
The number of drug offenders appearing in court last year increased by
72 per cent; 3226 offenders were arrested, he said.
Mr Walton ~_a.~d that additional staff had been deployed to deal with the
drug probleu~, and these, helped by new powers granted by Parliament,
might help to reverse the drugs trend.
The police were given powers last year to intercept telephc~ne calls in
- pursuit of drug dealers. Mr Walton said that two intercept`.ton warrants
were applied for and used.
_ Internal body concealment of drugs was increasing, he said. People used
the method to import heroin and cannabis oil.
Heroin was still the biggest problem on the drug scene.
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_ Heroin seizings more than doubled, from 835.75 g in 1977 to 1945 g in
1978, Mr Walton said. However, imported cannabis in New Zealand was
declining.
"It is believed that it is too difficult to import because of its bulk,
and detection methods. The import of heroin is regarded by those in
the illicit drug trade as a more lucrative proposition," said Mr Walton.
Cannabis was still being grown throughout New Zealand, and the number of
cannabis plants seized in the year almost doubled. A total of 13,270
~lants were seized in 1977; the figure rose to 28,011 last year.
The seizing of cannabis oil increased from 66,935 g in 1977 to 142,164 g
in 1978.
The police used their power to search for drugs without warrant 226 times
during the year. Drugs were found on 159 of the raids, Mr Walton said.
Four drugs detector dogs, based at Wellington, Auckland, and CY::istchurch,
were deployed on 795 searches, and successfully found drugs on 154 occa-
sions.
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NEW ZEAI,AND
COMMITTAL FOR TRIAL ON CHARGE OF IMPORTING HEROIN
Auckland THE NEW ZEALAND HERALD in English 1 Aug 79 Sec 1 p 4
[TextJ A 45-year-old self-employed property developer was yesterday
committed to the Supreme Court for.trial on a charge of importing heroin.
Brian James cu~cis, who Drug Users ~ 400 Grams
appcared before btr J. R. ~~He told me," said ~Ir
Austin, S1~I, in lhe Auckland Watson, `�I could ��rite in All ju; ies were directed
Nlagistrate's Court for a my little black book that he that it was dangerous to con-
depositions hearing: pleaded did not have any ` ear' in ~~ct on the uncorroborated
not guilty to importing � g evidence of an accomplice.
heroin at Karamea, ~Vest- his bag. Curtis said he had ~qr ~Valker submitted that
land, on 1~Iarch 9. He was papers and a lot o[ money the evidence given by the
commilted in custod foi� ~n it.
Y Mr Watson said he asked three w�as uncorroboi�ated.
- trial. if it ~vere about g50,000 and He said the prosecution r~
. Detertive Murray Baden .
Watson said he spoke to Curtis replied it was not (ied on an unbroken cliain of
that much. He asked him if it
~ Curtis at his home on biarch w�ere 520,000 and Curtis told e~~ents involving tne three,

- ]6. Curtis said 'ne had been him that fi ure was nearer, �'ho had been granted im-
aa~ay tor a couple of months Curtis e alle ed, told munity from prosecution and
to tlie South Island on busi- ~ ~ had the protection of the "
ness. but he did not go to him: "I am not the main one, court.
the West Coast. I only played a smail part in At the beginning evidence ~
CO~OtII' C~lalt et~ aU this." was given of heroin ~ceighing
~ The detective said he two to three kilograms.
1Ir. ~Vatson said he told charged Curtis the following When the apparenlly un-
Curtis he had been identified day. CurtiS said to him: broken chain of e~�ents tei�mi-
as a man called Carter at~ ~�How can you charge me nated, there w�as evidence of
~Vestnort on Nfarch 9~ �~ith something tnat does not 400 grams.
Curl'is ~cent ~~isibly n~hite exist." ~
and said he did nol wish to In his final submissions, -
enter a discussion. � Mr R. ~ti~alker, for Curtis,
Curtis subsequently said said that, in an almost un- ~
he had an interestin a yacht prececiented chapter in ;
named ;Vomad ~shich ~t~as in criminal proceedings, the
the Bay of Islands. He knew court had heard evidence
nothin~ of a yacht called from three people who had ~
Orinda, ~~�ith the name Toa either adm~tted using,
on its side, ~~rhich had been supplying or dealing im hard
seized at 1Veslporl. drugs.
lIr IVatson said he ag~ia The three, whether or not
spolce to Curtis un ~Iarch 28. their e~~idence ~vas accepted,
Curtis. he alleged, agreed were deemed to be accom-
that ~~f~e ~c~as luc~y to get piices in law. The court
off the boat al ~Vestport in had to consider the basic
one piece" and that the principle that the greatest
weather had been pretty caution had to be given to
rough. , their evidence. . , .
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NEW ZEALAND
BRIEFS
HEROIN STATISTICS--The amount of heroin seized and heroin-related charges
this year could be double last year's figures. This is revealed in
statistics just released by the Police. In a statement today, Detective
Chief SupNrintendent Mal Churches said that in the first six months of -
this year 302 charges were laid, compared with 303 for the whole of last
_ year. An.d 1752 grams of heroin have been seized by Police and Customs
, officers in the first six months, compared with 1945 grams in 1978. This
total was boosted by two major seizures earlier this year, amounting t~
1157 grams. To June 30, 1979 a total of 2844 people were charged with
drug-related offences, compared with 1596 for the first six months of
1978. Resulting charges included 511 in Auckland, 182 in Wellington,
131 in Hamilton and 104 in Christchurch. [Text] [Wellington THE EVENING
POST in English 13 Jul 79 p 1]
COIrII~IITTED FOR TRIAL--Press Assn, Tauranga--A 26-year-old man was committed
to the Supreme Court for trial after a depositions hearing in the Tauranga
MagisCrate's Court on a charge of possessing heroin for supply. Mark
Jeffrey Miller, freezing worker, of Auckland, was remanded in custody to
appear in the Supreme Court at Rotorua on September 17. He pleaded not
guilty. Evidence by written statements was accepted by the defence.
~ Evidence was read from Detective W. J. Hooper that he searched aa area
at the Tauranga police station where Miller's wife had been sitting and
found a plastic bag coritaining a number of sachets. Detective D. 0'Rourke
read his own evidence that he searched a car in which Mill~r had been
, travelling and found a small quantity of cannabis and a cannabis butt. _
Miller, he said, made a statement admitting the plastic bag and its con-
_ tents belonged to him and that it had been held unwittingly by his wife. _
- An analyst's certificate was produced to the court showing that the plastic
bag contained two amounts of white powder weighing a total of 13.99 grams
and containing a total of 700 mg of heroin. Miller appeared before justices
of the peace Mrs M. Rolleston and Mr D. G. Hayter. [Text] [Auckland THE
NEW ZEALAND HERALD in English 3 Aug 79 Sec 1 p 2]
FIVE-YEAR SENTENCE--PA, Auckland--A woman, aged 26, was sentenced by
- Mr Justice Sinclair in the Supreme Court at Auckland to five years jail
on two charges of supplying heroin. She is Jenny Lucy Harland, a
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beneficiary, of Newton, who had twice previously been convicted of
possessing heroin for supply. Harland was jailed for two years and a
half on each charge, the terms to be cumulative. [Excerpts] [Christchurch
THE PRESS in English 14 Aug 79 p 3]
CANNABIS TRIAL--A man accused of possessing firearms while possessing 1
cannabis and cannabis resin for supply has been committed to the Supreme
Court for trial by ~ury. James Malcolm Watson, 41, sickness beneficiary, -
was before the Magistrate's Court fox the taking of depositions on -
charges of possessing cannabis for supply or sale and possessing cannabis
resin for supply or sale last June 28. He was also charged with possessing
a rifle while having cannabis resin and cannabis for supply and possessing
a single-barrel shotgun while having cannabis resin and cannabis for
supply. At the conclusion of the talcing of depositions Watson pleaded
not guilty and he was committed to the Supreme Court for trial by ~ury.
The taking of depositions was before Messrs N. W. Kilgour and F. E.
Hickson, Justices of the Peace. Sergeant W. T. Jaques prosecuted for
the police and Mr George Rosenberg represented the accused. The police
called three witnesses to give verbal evidence and the evidence of a .
further 17 witnesses was presented to the Court in the form of written
statements. Police alleged that when they searched the accused's home in
Ngatitoa Street, Porirua, in June, Chey found 159 grams of cannabis plant,
110 "bullets" of cannabis, and 2313 grams of cannabis resin sECreted about
the property. Police alleged that the resin had a conservative street
value of $3000 and the bullets, $1650. Police said that they also found
~4500 in cash at the property. [Text] [Wellington THE EVENING POST in '
English 16 Aug 79 p 13]
HEROIN SUPPLIER JAILED--Auckland, 17 Aug (PA)--Nine years' imprisonment
was the sentence imposed today on an Auckland mzn convicted of possessing ~
herr.in for supply. Richard Peter Stirling appeared for sentence at the '
' Supreme Court after earlier pleading guilty fo possessing powder which
contained 4.1 grams of pure he~oin, for the purpose of supplying athers.
Mr Justice Quilliam said he hz'~ no doubt that Stirling had been engaged in
heroin dealing for ~ome time. ~Y?at mi.ght hsve been connected with ~
Stirling's own use of heroin, although there was son?e doub~ about whether =
- he was addicted to the narcotic. However, the Court of Appeal had made it
clear that little weight should be given to the fact that heroin was sold
to suppor~ an addiction of the seller. Stirling's willingness to supply
heroin was more relevant. Stirling h~d a previous conviction for possessing
cannabis for the purpose of supply. The Judge szid Stirling had reached a
stage of involvement in drug supply whi.ch enabled him, at short notice, to
get a large quantity of heroin on credit. Th~t could only mean that
_ Stirling was known and trusted at the higher level of drug distribution.
The Judge said the sentence had to relate to oCher heroin offences dealt
- with by the Courts and nine years was the zppropriate penzlty for Stirling.
Earlier this month Stirling pleaded guilty to the offence zfter initially
denying the charge before a jury. The Crown alleged that Stirling agre~d
to supply the narcotic through an agent to an undercov~r detective for
$4000 last April. [Text] [Wellington THE EVENING POST iri English 18 Aug 79 _
p 17]
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SRI LANKA
HASHISH SEI7ED AT AIRPORT IN SUITCASES _
Colombo SUN in English 28 Aug 79 p 1 BK
[Article by Thushantha Wijesinghe] _
[Text] A Sri Lankan actor and two Pakistanis were detected by Customs
authorities at the Colombo Airport Katunayake while attempting to smuggle
in a massive quantity of hashish valued at over half a million rupees.
Tl~e fifty pounds of hashish wrapped in cel].ophane bags were found con-
cealed in false bottoms of four suitcases.
The detection was made by Chief Assistant Charges Officez Mr Samarajeewa
whose suspicion had been aroused after the three suspects disembarking
from the Aeroflot flibht from Karachi had shown hesitation in clearing
their baggage.
According to Inspector Terrence Perera OIC Narcotics Bureau, who rushed
to the Airport this is the biggest drug bust in Sri Lanka's history.
This large quanti.ty of hashish, he claimed was obviously not for local
consumption but intended for the western markets. Should the same quan-
tity of hashish be smuggled into Australia, he pointed out it would fetch
- as much as Rs 75,000 per pound.
Investigations are being conducted by the Personnel Supervision Assistant
o� Customs B. Selvaratnam assisted by three Assistant Collectors.
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' THAILAND
MORE CHILDREN BECOMING THINNER ADDICTS
Bangkok BANGKOK NATION REVIEW in English 17 Aug 79 p 3 BK
[Text] A new type of addictive is now spreading among 3,000 to 5,000
- children living in the government low income flats in Huay Khwang and
police said that it has gained more and more addicts everyday.
Most of the children who come under the influcnce ,
of thinner fluid - an easily available volatile liquid
used especially as a diluting agent for paints are be-
tween 10 and 14 years o; age.
Huay Kliwang pol:^e have recently arrested five
members of the so-calied "Black Rose Gang" on charge
of running an organized theft gang. They were caught
while congregating to inhale thinner fluid in the area.
"Thinner fluid has become a popular addictive only in the
past two years. In fact, there is no law against inhaling thinner
, fluid and therefore police fintl it difficu~t to deal with children
. addicted to it," said Pol Sub Lt Somjei Chantarengsi, chief of
the investigating squad of Huay Khwang police station.
The five children arrestetl are just typical of thousands of -
others who are addicted to thinner fluid and have often resort-
ed to petty thefts to get money to buy the addictive, he said.
.The arrested children, all of whom have their chests tattoo-
ed with the picture of black rose, belongtotheso�called "Black
Rose Gang" which is infamous for its organized crime in seve-
ral areas in the city.
The kids, he said are all out of school and are reported to
spend most of their time stealing and inhaling thinner. � _
Thinner is just the beginning. Next it will be marijuana and
then heroin," Pol sub Lt Somjai said of the influence of the ad-
dictive which serves as the first step to ihe adtliction of hard
drugs for the children.
- He citetl some complaints irom the neighbo~rs that ~roups .
of chilclren sometimes intlulge in inhaling thinner fluid until as
late as two in the morning. ~ �
"After inhaling the addictive, they would get intoxicated.
Both boys and girls are addicted to it. This is a very serious
problem;' he said.
Tlii~ner vapour, accord(ng to medical reports, is hazgrdous
to lungs and has serious adverse effects on health. ~
Some of the addicts, he said, bring in a bottle or two of the
addictive into the cinema to be inhaled while watching the
movie.
"They wouid cut out the rubber foam irom the seat
cushion and soak it with thinner fluicl and spend the next two
or three ho~rs inhaling it," he said.
Accortlin~ to the police officials, the owner of the Petch
Siam Theatre in Huay Khwang now would not allow chilclren
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who look Ilke thinner addict~ into the theatre for fear that
they woula ruin Ito reet cuthlons.
The Huey Khwanp pollce, he wld, ~n et thelr wlt'~ end In
. dealing wlth iheie ohlldren,
"All we could do etYer . we erre~t them I~ to eummon
their parents for reprimend, We uted to brinp the problem to
the attention of the Public Welfare Department but so far no�
thing has materiel~zed;' he seld. '
' Police record ahoNn that there were fewor then 600 thinnar
addicts only a few years ego but the number hac qrown to
3,000�5,000 today he said.
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